The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-10-06
DISCOURSE NJ DWIGHT L, MOODY

Discourse BY DwIcHTL l. MOOD,
Delivered In The Csngreg stisssl Chareh
Msschsstsv. VI, Monday Evesisg.
Sspssabsr 10. 1881.
wsni 10 call your attention 10 lhres
rerts iosighi. The the drst is question
the secord Is an exhorsion; aud the third
Is command. In the ist chapter OF Johp,
aud part OF the 3sih verse. are these
words,
WHAT sEEK rE'"
They are The first words that iell from the
lips Of Jesus Christ as recorded by John,
the son Of Zsbedee. Ii wai about four
o'clock ia the afternoon that John the
Baptist stood With some OF bis disciples,
and Jesus waking out little distance,
said 10 them, "Behold the LIMB OF God =
A fer days before be had introduced bin
saying "Behold the Lamb Of God, which
taketh away the sin oi the world These
two disciples left their old master Johul
and followed Christ. aud when be saw
them following he asked what seek yer
They asked "where dwellest thouf" and
hs said Come and see. They were so
impr sssed that they followed him through
his three years ministry. saw him as be
died upon the cross, thence followed him
10 the sspuleher, aud as iar as Bethany
Il
dill they follow, and they beeam the wit
ne sses for Jesus Chris. after bis ascension.
II is evident that these two men found in
Christ what great many did not find in
that day.
Ia the 9Th OF John We read that many OF
the disciples vent back aud walked no
more with Him They seemed to be dis
appointed 10 Christ, They had not found
in him what they expected to find have
no doubt that a great many followed him
for q season aud then turned back to the
worl l. Was il that he was more to Jobn2
Was he more TO these two men than to
these men who followed him for season
AMI seemed to be disappointed? ] thiuk
they found in Him oil that they wanted,
aud great many today fud all that the
prophets prophesied they should find;
they are perfectly satisfied with Jesus
Chist. He satisfied their longings. but
Others seemed to be disappointed Now
is ii that Christ is partial 10 his gifts AMI
is wiling to do more for some men than
for others2 think not. think it al
comes from this: they do not seek him
with the right motive. There are some
men to lay who do not seek Him with the
right motive, and they follow for a little
while and then go back into the world and
bring scandal on His cause, doing more
harm than il they had made no profession |
whatever. Some men have very small
Saviour because they make Christ to be
very small, while others make him great
and mighty. Jesus Christ is all you make
Him to be. You cannot say that OF any
other being that ever trod this earth.
Some men have . reputation for being
great, aud when you get near to them
there is flaw in them and they look very
small. 1t is not so with Jesus Christ. He
has been growing upon the nations for
eighteen centuries, and the more we ap
prosch Him the more we will find out
something new about Him, and the more
we know Him the more we love Him and
trust Him. 1t is those who know Him
little that turn back. The disciples did |
not seek Him with the right motive when
they turned back. They did not care about
the doctrine he taught, but they would
like to see Him raise the dead again and
see him make some bread out in the des-
ert. He accused the crowd one day and
said "You are after the fishes and loaves.
suppose some Of the people told them
how He made bread for John. How dld
1t taste? 1t must have been sweet aud
good, fresh from the hands Of the Creator.
Aud 80 the great crowd followed Him and
rushed out into the desert hoping be
would make some more bread. imagine
they were hunching each other aud saying
"Do you think He viii make any bread
toiay?" They did not care anything about
the pure bread He had brought down from
and the pure doctrine which He
taught, and about His sayings that lifted
them up into the very presence Of God but
they would like TO see Him perform mira
Gle. They we're constantly coming and
saying, "Sbow US q sign" Others follow
ed Him because they wanted TO environ
Him with the law OF Moses that they
might have occasion 10 stone Him 10 death.
When they were shouting "Hosanns to the
son OF David" these men shouted, and
' hen the crowd wbirled around and said
Away with him, cruelty him." these men
,ried the same; and II 10 about the same
,odsy. The crowd will applaud a mao
,oday and hiss him tomorrow. / pity a
man who is living for the applause OF this
lie. Another class sought Him because
hey found In him just the very friend
hey wanted. They we've not dissppoint-
"a. DO you thick those fishermen OF Gal
lee were disappointed' Do you think
he two sous OF ofzebedee. were disappointed?
Do yoa think the two sisters Of Bethany
we're dissppointed' | never saw man ,
hat ever sought him that has ever been
in Jesus Christ. II you |
houId take this audience tonight aud sift ,
/ you would find just about such crowd ,
Is surrounded CHRIST. II should begin j
o this front roe and take these men
belonging 10 the Grand Army OF the ,
Republic ADD go clear back 10 the door
md put the question 10 each one. What
eek yer Come, be honest. what are you ,
m y .